First Merchants FRMEP
NASDAQ FRMEP
$25.04 +0.04 (+0.16%)
At close: Sep 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

First Merchants (FRMEP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

First Merchants (FRMEP) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.06 for Q2 2026, up 11.81% on a QoQ basis from 1.2 in Q1 2026, and down 18.24% year-over-year from 1.3 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

First Merchants (FRMEP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.06 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 18.24% year-over-year to 1.06 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.02, a 16.32% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.91, down 10.56% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.06 for Q2 2026 at First Merchants, up from 1.2 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.78 in Q2 2024, with the low at 9.05 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 1.99, with a median of 0.95 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 39.79% in 2022, then soared 85.9% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.03 in 2022, then soared by 52.55% to 0.96 in 2023, then grew by 6.66% to 0.9 in 2024, then retreated by 4.71% to 0.94 in 2025, then retreated by 12.6% to 1.06 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.06 (Q2 2026), 1.2 (Q1 2026), and 0.94 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Banco Santander Chile 947.35 Bn 947.35 Bn - 0.09
2 Truist Financial 61.50 Bn 61.50 Bn - 1.77
3 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.30 Bn 25.58 Bn - 1.90
4 M&T Bank 34.65 Bn 34.65 Bn - 2.28
5 Huntington Bancshares 33.54 Bn 29.02 Bn - 1.67
6 Citizens Financial 29.26 Bn 29.26 Bn - 1.83
7 Regions Financial 25.45 Bn 25.45 Bn - 2.52
8 First Citizens Bancshares 24.52 Bn 24.00 Bn 29.00 Mn -1.27
9 Keycorp 23.24 Bn -24.46 Bn - 1.80
10 First Merchants 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn 7.27 Mn -1.06
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -1.06
Mar 31, 2026 -1.20
Dec 31, 2025 -0.94
Sep 30, 2025 -0.88
Jun 30, 2025 -0.90
Mar 31, 2025 -0.93
Dec 31, 2024 -0.90
Sep 30, 2024 -0.80
Jun 30, 2024 -0.78
Mar 31, 2024 -0.83
Dec 31, 2023 -0.96
Sep 30, 2023 -0.92
Jun 30, 2023 -1.03
Mar 31, 2023 -1.40
Dec 31, 2022 -2.03
Sep 30, 2022 -3.98
Jun 30, 2022 -7.29
Mar 31, 2022 -9.05
Dec 31, 2021 -7.71
Sep 30, 2021 -7.44